Reuters-Tehran – Iran will strike U.S. interests around the world and Israel if attacked over its disputed nuclear program, a senior official was quoted on Thursday by the official IRNA news agency as saying.
"Nowhere would be safe for America with (Iran’s) long-range missiles … we can fire tens of thousands of missiles every day," said Mohammad Baqer Zolghadr, the deputy interior minister in security affairs.<\/p>\n
"With long-range missiles Iran can also threaten Israel as America’s ally." Iran says its Shahab-3 missile with a range of 1,250 miles is capable of hitting Israel and U.S. bases in the Gulf.<\/p>\n
The West fears Iran wants to make an atomic bomb but Tehran says its atom activities are aimed only at generating electricity. The United States says it wants a diplomatic solution to the dispute, but has not ruled out military action.<\/p>\n
In Ankara, the European Union’s foreign policy chief Javier Solana said he did not expect a "great breakthrough" in his talks with Iran on Thursday over Tehran’s nuclear program.<\/p>\n
Solana and Iran’s top negotiator Ali Larijani made progress on Wednesday at their Ankara talks, which are aimed at ending a standoff over Iran’s uranium enrichment program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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